Connect to the Industry 4.0 innovation ecosystem: You will have access to leading companies based in the Basque Country and you will participate in networking activities with the Industry 4.0 open innovation ecosystem.
And gain access to investors, funding, financial aid and a free work space at the Business and Innovation Centres of the Basque Country (BICs).
Get your first clients: You will be able to develop your innovative technology with the best companies in the sector and test its viability in the market. All participants will sign at least 1 contract.
Receive expert advice: More than 40 mentors specialised in business acceleration, market strategies for new Industry 4.0 technologies, innovation and entrepreneurship.
Be connected to open innovation and corporate venturing through dynamics and targeted events, you will get to know the success stories of the sector of value for your company and you will be able to share experiences and exchange knowledge.
Improve your competitiveness incorporating pioneering solutions developed by innovative startups to implement directly and quickly in your business processes.
Analyse startups: Access to a platform where you can discover and learn about the most disruptive and successful technologies on the market and analyse how their solutions can help you improve your processes.
Receive training and education with workshops designed to bridge the gap between startups and companies, helping to create a collaborative framework that ensures the success of working together.
Hire the best technologies: Identify the technologies you need and hire the most interesting startups for your business, through a venture client collaboration.
BIND 4.0 is an open innovation platform that helps startups access the market through large well-established clients based in the Basque Country, with the aim of developing disruptive technologies to improve the competitiveness of companies and move towards industrial transformation.
Programme stages
1
Convocatoria para startups y preselección de proyectos
July-September
Open call for startups from all over the world to send in their applications, presenting their disruptive technological solutions.
2
Selection of participants
September-December
Pre-selected startups present their solutions to the BIND 4.0 industry leaders, who elect the finalists that best suit their needs to participate in the programme.
3
Acceleration programme
January-June
Programme for startups that have signed one or more contracts with our Corporate Venture Clients. Sessions with expert mentors, networking events and contact with investors while the startups implement their projects at the Venture Clients' companies.
4
Call for Venture Client Partner Companies
March
Innovative companies in the fields of intelligent industry, clean energy & sustainability, health and food can apply to participate in the programme.
5
Project presentation
July
A unique event that connects the entire industrial ecosystem, in which projects developed by startups in collaboration with Venture Client Partner Companies are presented
Early stage and “idea phase” projects will not be accepted into this program. BIND 4.0 is addressed to startups in the Industry 4.0 field that have finished their technological development and are ready to launch their product/service on the market.
Yes, Startups must be legally established, have finished their technological development and be prepared to launch on the market or have recently entered the marketplace.
No. Startups from any country can participate.
If you are a disruptive startup interested in this initiative, please complete this form.
